KARISMA RAMESH :ramesh.karisma14@gmail.com | : www.linkedin.com/in/karismaramesh| : 315-395-6365

EDUCATION Computer Engineering (MS) Syracuse University (GPA 3.57) Aug 2014 - Dec 2016

Electronics and Communication Engineering (BE) Visvesvaraya Technological University (GPA 3.9) Aug 2010 - Jul 2014

S KI L L S S U M M A R Y • Leadership: A result-focused leader with a penchant to deliver under pressure. Trained and supervised 57 interns as a Research Associate at

M.I.N.D Labs. • Competent Communicator: Outstanding presentation and people skills demonstrated at every level. Represented the Syracuse University at

the annual 2015 fearless leader summit at VMware (Palo Alto, CA). • Effective Problem Solver: Proficient in working towards the big picture while also looking at the minute details. Served as the project

engineer with a United States defense contractor while working on a mission-critical project.

W ORK EXPERIENCEProject Engineer Planar Monolithic Industries (PMI) June 2016 - Nov 2016Research Associate Syracuse University May 2015  - Feb 2016Research Intern Indian Institute of Science (IISc) June 2014 - July 2014

Project Intern Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL) April 2014 - May 2014

KEY PROJECTS

Linearization of Frequency Discriminator PMI Jun 2016 - Nov 2016Tools Used: Microsoft Excel, Crystal Reports, Liner Technologies, CAD LTE, JIRA• Worked as a Project Engineer with Business SME’s in gathering requirements including identification of high level business needs, preparation of Detailed Requirement Specifications (DRS) and Non-Functional Requirements, • Worked as a Junior Engineer to digitize and linearize the output of a frequency discriminator in a temperature controlled environment.• Conducted JAD sessions for requirement feasibility, risk analysis and reporting with various stakeholders, designers, and QA teams to align business requirements to technical specifications.

Processing and Plotting of FNIR’s M.I.N.D Labs May 2015 - Feb 2016 Tools Used: R Studio, Perl, Microsoft Excel, Oracle SQL, UNIX

• Worked closely with Project Management, providing inputs throughout the project lifecycle to ensure business objectives are met. • Assisted with the development on Virtual Computing and Human Computer Interaction; collected data for FNIRS and also wrote a python code for zero crossing feature detection in Orange employing few concepts of machine learning. • Presented final report as part of the case study and presented case demonstration to domain experts. • Co-authored publication on Natural Language Processing, based on an experiment that was conducted in the Air-Force Lab in 2013.

FNIR data mapping and processing Syracuse University May 2015 - Oct 2015Tools Used: Python, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft PowerPoint, CRONTAB, UNIX• Gained exposure to gathering and analyzing business requirements, process specification documents such as BRS, SRS etc.• Performed the segregation of data and statistical analysis (Velocity, mean average, zero crossing detection) using R studio.• Performed systems analysis, feasibility study, data modeling pertaining to analysis of system needs,evaluating end-user requirements and providing custom solutions.• Conducted the Show and Tell session with the business team/stakeholders by providing walkthrough of final report

Speech and Image Signal Processing IISc Apr 2014 - July 2014Tools Used: MATLAB, R Studio, Microsoft PowerPoint, Prezi• Contributing Researcher with the Department of Image & Speech Signal Processing (ISSP).• Collaborated with lab partners on the Cancer Research Hypothesis using R Studio and MATLAB for statistical data analysis and design.• Mentored four other interns and monitored performance metrics of image models including graphical and database reports.• Was responsible for the delivery of status reports, metric reports and final case study presentation to the stakeholders.

Radar Target Detection and Simulation BEL Jan 2014 - Apr 2014Tools Used: Xilinx, Microsoft PowerPoint, Visual Studio, Prezi• Developed a RADAR TARGET SIMULATOR with the Department of Radar and Avionics for Indian Space Research Organization(ISRO). • Wrote a VHDL code and Test Bench for the Target identification and detection and simulated it using Virtex 6 from Xilinx.• Was responsible for the creation of test suites and monitoring the error logs and defect metrics throughout the project lifecycle.• Presented the test case results, feasibility study and conceptual results along with graphical reports as part of the final deliverable.